penny-father
penny-father noun: a miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
Noun
penny-father (plural penny-fathers)
- A miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- On a time, hee being alone fulle of griefe and care, (griefe for his folies past, and care how to get a poore living for the remainder of his dayes) the Devill came to him and asked him what hee wanted (hee came not in a shape terrible, but like an old penny-father.)c. 1555, The Famous Historie of Fryer Bacon
- Good old penny-father was glad of his liquor.1629, Pasquil, Jests
Synonyms of penny-father
Forms of penny-father
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Questions about penny-father
- What does penny-father mean?
- Penny-father means a miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- What part of speech is penny-father?
- Penny-father is a noun.
- What is the plural of penny-father?
- The plural of penny-father is penny-fathers.
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